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Local Employment Partnerships: realising the untapped potential
Local Employment Partnerships: realising the untapped potential
Local Employment Partnerships (LEPs) are an exciting new collaboration between Government and business to tackle the increasing recruitment and skills challenges of our labour market and economy. Employers across the country have signed up to working in partnership with Government to open up opportunities for people who, for whatever reason, have not yet been able to take advantage of the employment opportunities that are out there.
By 2010, Local Employment Partnerships (
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Why should I consider signing up to a Local Employment Partnership?
We are asking you, as an employer, to make a deal with Government, and to offer people opportunities to get back into the workplace and progress - through for example interviews, mentoring, on the job training or work trials. In return, we will ensure you have the chance to recruit people you might not have considered who are eager to work and have the core skills that you need. We will make sure that links up to support to help you give them the job-related skills they need. This really is a recruitment solution that you can’t afford to ignore:
- You get access to candidates who are ready for work, with a minimum of hassle, risk and cost – a quality service that benefits your business
- Being an LEP employer will help demonstrate to your local community that you have faith in the local workforce, and that you want to provide job opportunities for local people.
What happens when I sign up to a Local Employment Partnership?
Our experienced account managers will work with you to make sure that we really understand your business and recruitment requirements, and to draw up a tailored partnership agreement that delivers the best results for everyone involved. Once your agreement is in place, we will do all we can to find you the right candidates with the right attitude, when you need them.
How can my business become part of the Local Employment Partnerships?
To explore the ways that Local Employment Partnerships could work for your business and make a difference to your community, contact Jobcentre Plus on lep.enq@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk, or call us on 0845 600 8192.
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